The Shootout King

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Is Edwin Encarnacion good at hockey? That is the question we will be asking today, and the answer will be:

 

“OH JESUS CHRIST NO! Are you fucking kidding me? Edwin Fucking Encarnacion? Dear God no! It’s good that he’s got such a permanent hard-on for the penalty box, cause we’re so much better off with four skaters on the ice than five.”

 

All of this may be true, however there is one non-PIM related stat where Edwin Encarnacion is considered ahead of his peers. It turns out that when we get to the shootout, there is only one man this season who has had multiple shootout attempts and converted on every single one of them, and that man is Edwin Encarnacion. Not usually one to take part in a shootout at any of his previous teams (He had actually only ever had one shootout attempt in his previous four seasons), Edwin showcased his unexpected talent against Helsinki, where he was the only one of the fourteen players to have a successful shootout conversion. After this, General Manager Jason Glasser moved Encarnacion up to #3 in the Shootout Order, and he just missed his debut at the position after a Shootout loss to Riga as both of the Latvian team’s players scored while both of the Calgary players missed their attempts. However, it was a return trip to Cologne that eventually saw him make the debut at the #3 spot, and he yet again was the only player to convert his shot, making him 2 for 2 on the season, and 2 for 3 in his career.